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Help getting refund on car hire after service denied
We hired a car from Klass Wagen via Ryanair for our holiday in Portugal. As I presented my drivbing licence at the hire desk, the right edge of the licence card snapped off, and the hire agent claimed he could not accept it. He said he would have to cancel the booking, and we should contact Ryanair for a refund. However,…
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Fees using UK cards in Denmark
This is a slight whinge, but also a request for sound advice. Over recent trips to Denmark, the increasing frequency with which the “non EU issued” card fee of 3% is added by the merchants to any transaction has really got my goat. The only transactions not having this fee added are those for DOT/DSB. [This fee was also…
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RTW Trip - SLI and CDW excesses
I've nearly finished booking for our 11-country 80-day (of course) RTW trip Flights and accomodation is almost finsihed and I'm looking at Car Hire in the foolwoing countries: Costa Rica US Mainland Hawaii Fiji Australia New Zealand Bali I realise that some of the insurance coverages for 3rd Party Liability Insurance…
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Lufthansa cuts 20,000 summer flights
One question I have is are these new flights that haven't been scheduled yet or are these already bookable with passengers already on them? If the latter, then presumably passengers can get informed at any time their flight is now cancelled, they get refunded and there is nothing they can do about it ?…
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Avoid Ryanair currency exchange
Considering booking flightsOut with Jet2Back with RyanairRyanair is priced in Euros. Last time I did this I used my Nationwide card that has a good exchange rate etc but RY (of course) did their own unfavourable exchange as it was a UK card.Is there a way of avoiding this?(We still have a valid card with our Cypriot bank…
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To check in for flight I won't be taking or not?
That is the question, whether to check in for booked flights we know we won't be taking. If the airline happens to cancel one or both flights, would we be entitled to a refund only if we have checked in beforehand? Booked Ryanair flights last year for this June to Slovakia for a family wedding. That is not now happening so…
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Few tips for Thailand holiday please
We have booked for three people (two adults, one child) return flights to Thailand from the UK in April. We are changing in India each way, not "self-transfer". This was all done in one transaction on the airline's website (Indigo) (so 12 flights in total) But we have not yet booked any accomodation. In general I am…
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Taxi to airport
Her Maj and I are flying off to sunny climes in the spring 2026 to celebrate our retirement. Flights and hotel booked, but for the UK transfer I'm thinking of booking a taxi to get us to airport. I did consider meet and greet among other options, but I didn't want the faff and taxi works out a bit cheaper - plus we travel…
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Travel Money Max site search not working for collection?
Is anyone else having problems with getting any results specifically for collection from Travel money max? I am searching for USD in the next 7 days for collection and it returns a message saying nothing is available. if I switch to dellivery it returns results but nothing for collection. Just wondered if anyone was aware…
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Air Cairo Cancellation Charges
Hello, my daughter had a flight booked from Sharm El Sheikh to Rome on 9th April 2026 with Air Cairo so she could spend a few days in Rome before returning to the UK on 12th April 2026. She has just received an email from Air Cairo changing her flight from 9th April to 12th April 2026 which is obviously no good to her. She…
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Dispute with a French car rental company over a withheld deposit - Recocash
I’m seeking some advice regarding a dispute with a car rental company over a withheld deposit. Last year, I hired a vehicle from a well-known car rental company in France. Upon returning the car, I asked the staff member inspecting it whether everything was in order. The vehicle was in immaculate condition, and I was told,…
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Travel Insurance with Existing Medical Conditions
I get travel insurance with my bank account that covers winter sports but the excessive cost of adding existing conditions resulted in my buying an annual policy with conditions notified with another provider but this did not include winter sports. I am now due to go snowboarding and was wondering whether because my…
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Big Birthday Holiday - Flights Dilemma
Hello all, I'm taking my mum away for her 60th to Lake Garda, Italy, near end of October. We haven't been abroad in like 25 years (I was only about 12) so I think it'll be quite the surprise. Bare with me - it's a bit confusing - but I'm not sure what the best option is going to be and it's driving me lulu 😵💫 The flights…
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Old $50 traveller cheque
I have an old $50 traveller cheque from Barclays and have been trying to find out how to cash it in. Barclays won't take it, neither will the post office. I thought the only place was Travelex and just went to double check but I can only see reference to American express traveller cheques now. If anyone knows of a way to…
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easyJet Plus 50% off
There is a 50% discount for the next two weeks for Gold, Silver or Bronze members of The British Airways Club. That brings the price down to £125 for a year. https://www.easyjet.com/en/pluscampaign
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Planning Limoges airport car hire booking - is "partial prepayment" pretext to overcharge?
Hi forumites We're attending a wedding in France this summer (Aug Bank Hol weekend) and unfortunately hiring a car seems to be necessary - we've had a few bad experiences with some car hire companies in the past but needs must! We need to fly INTO Limoges and out of Bordeaux, and I've been looking at various rental options…
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Which countries does a flight go over
Please can anyone help me? I looked at this website https://www.flightconnections.com/ To see which countries a flight passes over - for obvious reasons I want to avoid booking flights to Asia which pass over the middle east. However I'm not convinced it is accurate as it shows flights passing over Ukraine which I doubt is…
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How late can we book a Ryanair flight?
We were going to book Ryanair flights (*) to Paphos, Cyprus, where we have a 'holiday home' last week but waited. (* ten days at the end of April/beginning of May) Now WW3 is underway we would still like to go but are waiting for the dust to hopefully settle. If we wanted to fly on a Sunday, how long before can we leave it…
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Pay florida villa now or in April .
Pound has dropped in last few days due to iran war . Need to pay my villa by April 9th . Not sure if i should pay now or see what happens in the next few weeks . What would you do .
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Alicante Car Rental - RecordGo
Having just returned from Spain and handed back a hire car to RecordGo in Alicante airport, I was charged a €50 fine for a missing V16 Beacon Light. The fine was issued by email and has been deducted from the fuel refund that I was due when I returned the car full of petrol. The company had my credit card details from the…
